The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-02

White Hall, 9TH District.--The 18th OF
April will be the first quarterly meeting OF TINS
Circuit for the Conference year and will be held
at Wesley Chapel. The Presiding Elder, Rev.
w. F. Speake, will be present and conduct the
meeting and an interesting time is anticipated.
1t appears to have become rule to elect the sun
day school superintendent by vote at the quar-
tcrly conference. We do not think this fair
way. The children and teachers should have
some say. At any rate we hope we will be per-
mitted to retain our old superintendent. 1t may
he an uncouth comparison, but nevertheless an
old saying is that ga new broom sweeps clean but
am old one finds the dirt" Homely as is the
comparison, we can say for Mr.. VIM. ID. Norris
thf Aas TasJMsDs clean n the past ssG
those who appreciate his labors.
Mrs. Elizabeth McComas, sister-in law of Capt.
j. March McComas, and widow of the late George
McComas, died at the home of her daughter, in
Baltimore, about two weeks ago The remains
were brought to White Hall aud removed from
thence to the residence of her son, Joshua G.. Nc
Comas, near Shawsville. On Saturday afternoon
the remains were taken to McKendree Church,
where Rev. T. Henderson delivered funeral dis
course, after which they were borne to the beau
tiful family plot in the cemetery and placed be-
side those of her late husband, who died about
nine years ago. She was in the S4th year of her
age and had been q member of the Methodist
church for over sixty years, being among the first
to join the class at McKendree more than sixty
years ago. She was the last of large family of
brothers and sisters, all of whom lived to a good
old age. She was the mother of children, 6 of
whom survive her. One of her daughters is the
wife of Rev. Lloyd McCubbin.
A few days ago a party of six boys, hailing
from Germantown, Pa, and apparently ranging
in age from l6 to 19 years. left their homes to 90
to Baltimore in quest of employment. Failing in
their attempt, they came to White Hall last Sat-
urday morning on their way home When the
north bound local came up, running ut the rate
of 40 miles hour they attempted to board it.
One of them, Charley Freas, missed his hold and
fell, striking his head against the ground and
fracturing his skull. He was carried into the
station house, where Drs. Keech and Norris dress
ed his wounds and kept him until evening when
he was sent to the aims house. This should be
warning to boys not to attempt to board train
when it is in motion.
The saddest death that has ACQUIRED in our COM
munity for some time was that of Mrs. Ida
Hoshall, daughter of Mr.. Christopher G. Sade
and wife of Mr.. Clarence Hoshall. She died last
Thursday morning and was buried at Vernon M.
E. Church on Saturday at noon. The funeral was
said to be the largest that has ever been seen in
this community. Rev. j. Fred Heisse oficiated.
Mrs. Capt. Cowell, of Ocean Grove, N. j., has
been quite sick at the home of her father, Capt.
j. M. McComas. Her step daughter. Miss Lucy
York last week.
Mrs. Mary E. Amos, of Black Horse, had sale
on the 10Th and moved with her family to Wood
berry last week. KoRNER KATcI.
-FOUR correspondents letter of last week, a por-
tion of which is published above, did not reach us
until Friday night, after The UNION had been
printed.-EDs.